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1 Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus or an approved Advanced
Math substitute
1 Biology
1 Chemistry
1 Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology
II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II or Physics for Technology
(one unit)
1 American History
1 World History, Western Civilization or World Geography
1 Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined) or Civics (one
unit)
1 Fine Arts Survey (or substitute two units of performance
courses in music, dance, and/or theater; or substitute two
units of visual art; or substitute two units of studio art; or
substitute one unit of an elective from among the other subjects
listed in this core curriculum)
2 Foreign Language (two units in the same language)
16.5 Computer Science, Computer Literacy or Business Computer
Applications (or substitute at least one-half unit of an elective
course related to computers approved by the State Board
of Elementary and Secondary Education or one-half unit as
an elective from among the other subjects listed in this core
curriculum)
16.5 Total Core Curriculum Units
NOTE: Other courses may be acceptable as substitutes for courses
in the core curriculum. Contact LOSFA at www.osfa.state.la.us for more
information on acceptable substitute courses.
All freshman applicants should submit their applications as early
as possible in their senior year. Applicants who meet admission
requirements will be admitted conditionally as soon as possible after
receipt of the application, official test scores, and official high school
transcripts. UNO will retrieve transcripts for Louisiana high school
graduates from the Louisiana State Transcript System (STS) if available.
An official transcript certifying courses, grades and graduation
from high school is required to finalize admission.
Transcripts must be mailed directly from the high school to the
UNO Office of Admissions in order to be considered official; ACT/SAT I
scores must be sent directly to UNO from the American College Testing
Program/Educational Testing Services.
Students should consult the Special Student section for other exceptions
to regular admission requirements.
Advanced Standing Examinations
Students of superior ability and preparation and students who
have already obtained a fundamental knowledge of subjects offered
by the University may be permitted to take departmental advanced
standing examinations in specific courses, which, if passed with satisfactory
grades, will enable the student to receive degree credit. The
Advanced Placement tests of the College Entrance Examination Board
(CEEB) and the subject examinations of the College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) also may be used as a basis for allowing advanced
standing credit. Details on advanced standing are outlined in the
chapter entitled University Regulations. New freshmen may also seek
advanced standing through the University Spring Testing Program
during the spring of their senior year of high school. Contact the
Office of Admissions for details.
Admissions Review Board
The Admissions Review Board is charged with evaluating applications
for admission from undergraduate freshmen, transfer, and UNO
re-entry students who fall outside prescribed admissions guidelines,
but who present unusual or extenuating circumstances that may
affect academic performance. The Board makes recommendations to
the Director of Admissions regarding students who may be considered
exceptions. The Board is comprised of representatives from each of
the academic colleges/programs and the Academic Support Center. In
its role, the Board will provide advice and guidance about conditions
or restrictions placed upon a student’s admission, including change of
program/plan, course restrictions, and academic load.
All appeals for admission/re-admission consideration should
explain the extenuating circumstances in writing to the Admissions
Review Board, c/o the University of New Orleans, Office of Admissions.
Special circumstances must be detailed and documented. All
appeals for admission through the Admissions Review Board must be
received by the Director of Admissions not later than seven (7) working
days before the first class day for a semester/term.
A student who is returned to the rolls of the University upon recommendation
of the Admissions Review Board may not obtain credit
toward a degree at UNO with credits earned at another institution during
the period when the student was ineligible to register at UNO.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Those applicants who are now or have been in college should submit
applications as early as possible in the semester preceding the date
that admission is desired. Eligibility for admission cannot be determined
until the application and complete official transcripts from each
college and university attended have been received. If these records
are not received at least 30 days before the beginning of registration,
it may not be possible to process the application in time. Applicants
must list on their applications each college and university attended
and have transcripts sent from all institutions attended, regardless
of whether credit was earned or is desired. Any student who fails to
acknowledge attendance in each college or university in which he or
she has been registered is subject to dismissal from the University.
Students enrolled in college at the time applications are submitted
should have transcripts sent when they apply for admission, to be
followed by the complete final transcript at the close of the semester.
Provisional admission pending receipt of supplementary records may
be given provided all records except for the work in progress have
been received. This admission will be cancelled and the enrollment
terminated if the student fails to file all required records within 30
days of the beginning of instruction or if the completed record does
not meet requirements for admission.
Credits earned at other post-secondary institutions and presented
for transfer credit will be evaluated according to four considerations:
1. the educational quality of the institution from which the credit
is being transferred;
2. the comparability of the nature, content, or level of credit to that
offered by UNO;
3. the appropriateness and applicability of credit earned to the programs
offered by UNO; and
4. a member of one if the six regional accrediting agencies.
The extent to which credits earned in colleges and universities
are accepted toward the degree program the student follows at UNO
is determined by the dean of the college in which the student plans
to major. All transfer students pursuing a degree who receive transfer
credit for English 1158 with a grade of C or better must validate that
credit by passing the English Proficiency Examination for Transfer
Students within two attempts. Students are eligible to take the exam
only during their first two regular semesters of enrollment. The exam
is administered twice each semester by the Department of English. If
students fail to validate the credits, either because they do not take the
examination or because they do not pass in their first two attempts, or
if they have previously received a failing grade in 1158 from UNO, they
must take and pass English 1158 with a grade of C or better. Transfer
students with a D in English 1158 must re-take the course at UNO.
Students transferring with 1158 credit may take any upper-level
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